The Thinning Ranks of Rural School Administration: The Principalship in Trouble.

Muse, Ivan D.; Thomas, Gloria Jean

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ERIC Number: EJ436556

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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The Thinning Ranks of Rural School Administration: The Principalship in Trouble.

Muse, Ivan D.; Thomas, Gloria Jean

Rural Educator, v13 n1 p8-12 Fall 1991

Addresses the shortage of competent applicants for rural principalships. Options for hiring includes (1) selection of principals from outside the rural district; or (2) preappointment of in-district candidates. Describes demographics of typical rural principals and the failings of university training programs. Suggests strategies to address the problem. (KS)

Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Leadership, Principals, Recruitment, Rural Schools, Stereotypes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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